Sommerfugl - Butterfly

Bing&Gröndahl Sommerfugl Service

Sommerfugl - Butterfly - Schmeterling


Fanny Garde designed and launched her Mage (Seagull) service in light blue and white colors in 1892 based on a raw piece design generated by Bing and Gröndahl just before. This design gave all parts a scale pattern, enriched many parts with sea horses, snails, etc. A variant of this service in only Copenhagen blue and white was issued right after. The Butterfly service. It was also successful but not as successful selling as the Seagull service however in some countries preferred.



Variants of this service with gold edge trim (Kipling) and with blue colored scales (Dickens) and finally Dickes with gold trim.

One of the most decorative services that was presented by a Danish factory.





Sommerfugl various
Sommerfugl various
Sommerfugl various
Sommerfugl terrine
Sommerfugl terrine
Sommerfugl lidded bowl
Sommerfugl Fruit Bowl
Sommerfugl Fruit Bowl
Sommerfugl Cookie Box
Sommerfugl Cookie Box
Sommerfugl Dolphin Tazza
Sommerfugl Dolphin Tazza
Sommerfugl Tazza
Sommerfugl Tazza
Somerfugl Display Signs
Mouse candlestick holder
Mouse candlestick holder
Sommerfugl various
Sommerfugl various

This service collection comprises several hundred pieces. Only very few selected ones will be shown and described below.

Sommerfugl terrine

Artist Design:           unknown

Artist Decoration:     unknown  - "5"

Date of Production:  1898-1899

Production Number: unknown

Height:                      32.5 cm

Width:                        34 cm

Depth:                       26 cm

Service::                    Sommerfugl / Butterfly

Remarks:                  Soup terrine on stand

KRC0226

Sommerfugl lidded bowl

Artist Design:           unknown

Artist Decoration:     unknown  - "5" / "15"

Date of Production:  1892-1895 (w. gold)/1899-1902 (w/o)

Production Number: unknown

Height:                      18 cm

Width:                        28 cm

Depth:                       23 cm

Service::                    Sommerfugl / Butterfly

Remarks:                   Lidded vegetable bowl

KRC0227, KRC0228

Sommerfugl Fruit Bowl

Artist Design:           unknown

Artist Decoration:     unknown  - "69"

Date of Production:  1915-1948

Production Number: unknown

Height:                     16.5 cm

Width:                       37 cm

Depth:                      23 cm

Service::                    Sommerfugl / Butterfly

Remarks:                  Fruit Bowl

KRC0229

Sommerfugl Cookie Box

Artist Design:           unknown

Artist Decoration:     unknown

Date of Production:  1895 - 1898

Production Number: unknown

Height:                     18 cm

Width:                      19.5 cm

Depth:                      16.5 cm

Service::                    Sommerfugl / Butterfly

Remarks:                  Cookie Box lidded with underplate 

KRC0230

Sommerfugl Dolphin Tazza

Artist Design:           unknown

Artist Decoration:     unknown - "a1" / "15"

Date of Production:  1915 - 1948

Production Number: unknown

Height:                      25 cm

Width:                       30 cm

Depth:                       30 cm

Service::                   Sommerfugl / Butterfly

Remarks:                  Center Piece/Fruit Bowl on stand   

                                  2 piece

KRC0231

Sommerfugl Tazza

Artist Design:           unknown

Artist Decoration:     unknown -"30"

Date of Production:  1915-1948

Production Number: unknown

Height:                      17 cm

Width:                       29 cm

Depth:                       29 cm

Service::                    Sommerfugl / Butterfly

Remarks:                   Fruit Bowl on Stand             

KRC0232

Artist Design:           unknown

Artist Decoration:     unknown -"77 / 78"

Date of Production:  1983 - 1990

Production Number: unknown

Height:                      3,5 cm

Width:                       9,5 cm

Depth:                       3 cm

Service::                    Sommerfugl / Butterfly

Remarks:                   Display Signs / Dealer Signs             

KRC0233, KRC0234

Mouse candlestick holder

Artist Design:           unknown

Artist Decoration:     unknown -"5"

Date of Production:  1983 - 1895

Production Number: unknown

Height:                      7 cm

Diameter:                  6 cm

Service::                    Sommerfugl / Butterfly (most probabl.)

Remarks:                  leaves and blossoms as per sommer-

                                 fugl            

KRC1156

ca. 300 items


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